OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Bethlehem, PA, Lehigh Valley & Surrounding Areas

Edward O'Hare

Edward O'Hare

Nov 17, 2010

Edward O'Hare, 52, of Mahanoy City, PA passed away Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Born April 16, 1958 in Bethlehem he was the son of Katherine Stephany O'Hare-Moyer and the late Arthur O'Hare. Edward was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Slatington. He will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Katherine O'Hare-Moyer and husband George Moyer of Slatington, brother...

John J. Wagner, Sr.

John J. Wagner, Sr.

Nov 17, 2010

John J. Wagner Sr., 71, of Bethlehem, PA, died November 17, 2010, of natural causes at his home. He was the husband of Theresa C. Makos Wagner. They were married on May 29, 1964. Born on February 28, 1939 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Martin and Fanny Wagner, he was one of thirteen children. He spent most of his life working...

John Potter

John Potter

Nov 16, 2010

John Potter, 77, of Hellertown, PA passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at St.Lukes Hospital in Bethlehem. Born October 6, 1933 in Bethlehem he was the son of the late AnnaPinter and Stephen Potter. He was married to Barbara A. Frey Potter with whom he celebrated 44 years of marriage until her passing in 2002. John was the owner and...

Carmen D. Negron

Carmen D. Negron

Nov 16, 2010

Carmen D. Negron, 85, of Bethlehem, died on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico; the daughter of the late Pablo and Estebania Cruz Morales. She was the loving wife of the late Adolfo Negron. Carmen was a member of Holy Infancy Catholic Church of Bethlehem. She will...

Lt. Col. Jeffrey W. Coke

Lt. Col. Jeffrey W. Coke

Nov 15, 2010

Lt. Col. Jeffrey W. Coke, 74, of Bethlehem died on Monday, November 15, 2010 at L.V. Hospital-Muhlenberg. He was born February 28, 1936 in Owosso, MI; the son of the late Gilbert George and Charlotte Webb Coke. Lt. Col. Coke earned his B.S. degree from Michigan State University and later earned M.S. degrees from American University, Boston University and the...

Adele E. Breitenstein

Adele E. Breitenstein

Nov 14, 2010

Adele E. Breitenstein, 92, of Bethlehem died Sunday November 14, 2010 at Kirkland Village in Bethlehem. She was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Sidonia LaMontaigane del' Etoile. She was the wife of the late John Stuart Breitenstein. Adele was a member and former trustee of the First Presbyterian Church in Bethlehem. She was Head of the Presbyterian...

Irene Forment

Irene Forment

Nov 14, 2010

Irene Rolla Forment, 76, of Bethlehem, PA passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Born April 21, 1934 in Allentown she was the daughter of the late Anna and Joseph Rolla. She was married to her late husband, Charles Forment. Irene was a graduate of Bethlehem Catholic High School and the Sacred Heart School of...

Catherine Zuk

Catherine Zuk

Nov 11, 2010

Catherine Zuk, of Fountain Hill, passed away November 11, 2010 of cancer. She died in her home surrounded by her husband and three children. She was born in the year 1945, daughter of Manuel DeLeon and Emma Conway. Catherine was a 1963 graduate of Liberty High School, received her Bachelor of Arts from East Stroudsburg University and Masters of Social...

Rosanne M. Kasian

Rosanne M. Kasian

Nov 11, 2010

Rosanne M. Kasian, 67, of Coatesville, PA; died on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Allentown, PA; the daughter of the late George W. and Barbara Vranesic Grasic. Rosanne is survived by her devoted husband of 44 years, Edward A. Kasian, Sr. of Coatesville. She retired from The Office of the Bursar at West Chester...

Irene F. Halkias

Irene F. Halkias

Nov 10, 2010

Irene F. Halkias, 80, of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. She was born in Bethlehem, the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Grgurinovic. She was the loving wife of Theodore "Ted" G. Halkias. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this November 18th. Irene worked as an administrative assistant for the Bethlehem...

Rudolph Louis Rayner

Rudolph Louis Rayner

Nov 10, 2010

Rudolph Louis Rayner, Valley Manor, Coopersburg, PA, and a long-time resident of Upper Saucon Township died Nov 10, 2010. Born Jan 5 1920, Mr. Rayner was the son of the late Fani Csaszar Rainer and Stephen Istvan Rainer. His late sister was Mrs. John Christine Wiczena. He was married to the late Helen Marie Zsilavec Rayner for 54 years. He...

Earl G. Johnson

Earl G. Johnson

Nov 9, 2010

Mr. Earl G. Johnson, 95 formerly of Freemansburg died Tuesday afternoon at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem, Pa. Earl was the loving husband of Helen Dehelker they celebrated their 73rd Anniversary May 1st. Born in Easton, PA he was the son of the late Harry and Bella Johnson. Earl worked for the Bethlehem Steel Company as a Bar Turner in...

Steve Sherbechuk

Steve Sherbechuk

Nov 9, 2010

Steve Sherbechuk, 99, of Bethlehem, and formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died Monday November 9, 2010 at Gracedale Nursing Home. Born in the Ukraine on October 23, 1911, he was the son of the late Feodor and Evdokia Pashkovska Scherbijczuk. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Anna Kowal Sherbechuk, who died in 2004. Steve was the...

Joan L Hogan

Joan L Hogan

Nov 4, 2010

Joan L. Trimble Hogan, 75, of Bethlehem, PA formerly of West Palm, FL died on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at Hospice of the VNA of St. Luke's in Bethlehem, surrounded by her family. Joan was born in Fountain Hill and was the daughter of the late John R. and Elizabeth Curran Trimble. Joan was a 1953 graduate of Allentown Central...

Mary A. Koch

Mary A. Koch

Nov 3, 2010

Mary A. Koch, 100 of Bethlehem, died on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Holy Family Manor in Bethlehem. Her secret to a long life was "one cup a coffee a day with eight cubes of sugar!" Mary was born in Palmerton, the daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Gearhart Hanus. She was the loving wife of the late Elmer...

Elizabeth Ann Ronneberg

Elizabeth Ann Ronneberg

Nov 3, 2010

Elizabeth Ann Ronneberg, 22, of Bethlehem passed away Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Born July 11, 1988 in Williamsport, PA she was the daughter of JaneDruckenmiller Ronneberg of Bethlehem and Henry Ronneberg and wife Michelle of Williamsport, PA. Elizabeth was a talented artist and recently presented her senior art show at Northampton Community College. She loved to travel, read and listen...

Mary E. Horvath

Mary E. Horvath

Nov 2, 2010

Mary E. Horvath, 96, formerly of Radford, VA died Tuesday November 2, 2010 at Heritage Hill Senior Community, Weatherly, PA. Born in Jamestown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Demkovich Smell. She was the wife of the late John C. Horvath who died in 2006. Mary gave many years as a volunteer for the Red...

Althea Ann Livirrie

Althea Ann Livirrie

Nov 1, 2010

Althea Ann Livirrie of Bethlehem, PA passed away Monday, November 1, 2010. Born in Bethlehem she was the daughter of the late Rose Politi and Joseph Livirrrie. Althea graduated from Liberty High School, St. Luke's School of Nursing and Cedar Crest College with a degree in Cooperative Nursing. She entered the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during the Korean War and...

Dorothy A. Marth

Dorothy A. Marth

Nov 1, 2010

Dorothy A. Marth, 84, of Bethlehem, died on Monday November 1, 2010 at Gracedale. Born in Bethlehem on February 20, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Anna Wari Ranilovich. She was the wife of the late Ignatius J. Marth Jr. who died in 2003. She worked in the shipping department for the former Ka-Res Lingerie retiring...

Peter M. Chando

Peter M. Chando

Oct 30, 2010

Peter M. "Shan" Chando, 59, of Catasauqua, Pa. died Saturday October 30, 2010 at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg. He was born on March 31, 1951 in Bethlehem, Pa. son of the late Stephen and Mary Bandurich Chando. He was the husband of Wendy Veitel Chando. They celebrated 38 years of marriage this past June. Peter worked for Bethlehem Steel as a...

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